Sao Paulo vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1042	$2042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2664	$4753
🏠 One person rent	$480	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$881	$2062
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$3815
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	33
😀 Quality of life	64	80
🏙️ Population	12.4M	543K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 49% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5031st and 1697th ($1042 vs $2042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1492nd in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Tucson ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 4799th and 441st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Tucson

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	Sao Paulo	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.49	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.6	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$5.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$1123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$931
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1043	$2062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.2	$73.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.78%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2704	$2528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1879	$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.5	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.8	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.04	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.4	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.79	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$93.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$464	$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12031	$15695

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2105
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2043
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$874
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2414
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2427
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2392
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2425
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2381
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2390
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2485
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2428
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$2339
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2405
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2379
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2315
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$865
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2347
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2275
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$914
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$932
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1828
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1941
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2692
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2066